Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia

Purpose – The purposes of the study are to understand ICT workforce employability in Malaysia, to identify the causes that influence the growth of skill gaps in the ICT workforce, and to determine ways to reduce these gaps. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology of the study comprised proj...

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Main Authors:	Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hassan, Muhammad Rabiul, Hussin, Husnayati, Shah, Asadullah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Emerald 2012
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/28055/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28055/2/CampusWide_ICTworkforce_2012.pdf

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spelling	iium-280552013-02-13T20:15:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28055/ Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Hassan, Muhammad Rabiul Hussin, Husnayati Shah, Asadullah T Technology (General) Purpose – The purposes of the study are to understand ICT workforce employability in Malaysia, to identify the causes that influence the growth of skill gaps in the ICT workforce, and to determine ways to reduce these gaps. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology of the study comprised project reports and a literature review. Findings – The findings show that not only Malaysia but also Australia and India are facing the challenges of demand-supply gap as regards a quality ICT-related workforce. The study also indicates that these countries do have similar obstacles and issues of sufficiently trained and experienced ICT graduates. Practical implications – This study suggests that in the light of the skills demanded by industries and organizations, ICT workers could be trained through an updated course curriculum in line with the needs of industry. Originality/value – The employability of the workforce in general has been discussed in many papers. This paper specifically discusses employability issues of the information and communication technology (ICT) workforce, and provides values to ICT educators and employers, as well as to potential ICT graduates. Keywords Information technology, Educational institutions, Training, Curriculum, Skills, Malaysia, Labour specialization Paper type Research paper Emerald 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28055/2/CampusWide_ICTworkforce_2012.pdf Suhaimi, Mohd Adam and Hassan, Muhammad Rabiul and Hussin, Husnayati and Shah, Asadullah (2012) Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia. Campus Wide Information Systems, 29 (2). pp. 80-89. ISSN 1065-0741
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spellingShingle	T Technology (General) Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Hassan, Muhammad Rabiul Hussin, Husnayati Shah, Asadullah Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia
description	Purpose – The purposes of the study are to understand ICT workforce employability in Malaysia, to identify the causes that influence the growth of skill gaps in the ICT workforce, and to determine ways to reduce these gaps. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology of the study comprised project reports and a literature review. Findings – The findings show that not only Malaysia but also Australia and India are facing the challenges of demand-supply gap as regards a quality ICT-related workforce. The study also indicates that these countries do have similar obstacles and issues of sufficiently trained and experienced ICT graduates. Practical implications – This study suggests that in the light of the skills demanded by industries and organizations, ICT workers could be trained through an updated course curriculum in line with the needs of industry. Originality/value – The employability of the workforce in general has been discussed in many papers. This paper specifically discusses employability issues of the information and communication technology (ICT) workforce, and provides values to ICT educators and employers, as well as to potential ICT graduates. Keywords Information technology, Educational institutions, Training, Curriculum, Skills, Malaysia, Labour specialization Paper type Research paper
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author	Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Hassan, Muhammad Rabiul Hussin, Husnayati Shah, Asadullah
author_facet	Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Hassan, Muhammad Rabiul Hussin, Husnayati Shah, Asadullah
author_sort	Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
title	Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia
title_short	Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia
title_full	Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia
title_sort	information and communication technology workforce employability in malaysia
publisher	Emerald
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/28055/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28055/2/CampusWide_ICTworkforce_2012.pdf
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